Chords of: Born For One Thing by: Gojira. (D7/F#, Dm7, D7, D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Born For One Thing” by Gojira is in D Major and runs at about 145 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7/F#, Dm7, D7, D.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 5:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7b5 → Dm → Dm7 → Dm6 → Dm7b5 → Dm → Dm7 → C/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 1:19 | 23% |
| D7 | 1:00 | 17% |
| D | 0:54 | 16% |
| Dm | 0:52 | 15% |
| F6 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:15 | 4% |
| Am | 0:14 | 4% |
| Em7b5 | 0:08 | 2% |
D7 – Dm – Dm7b5 – Dm – Dm7 – Dm6 – Dm7b5 – Dm – Dm7 – C/D – Dm7 – Dm7b5 – D – Dm7 – D – Dm7 – D7 – A7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – F7 – Dm7 – G7 – Em7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Dm7 – Am – D – Dm7 – Am – Dm – D7 – Dm – Am – Dm7 – F7 – D7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – D – Dm7 – A6 – Dm – Em7 – C6 – …
